Limosina silvatica

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| image = Limosina silvatica female, Harlech, North Wales, March 2012 (17482634382).jpg

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| genus = Limosina

| species = silvatica

| authority = (Meigen, 1830)

| synonyms = *Borborus silvaticus Meigen, 1830

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Limosina silvatica is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic.Fauna EuropaeaPitkin BR (1988) Lesser dung flies, Diptera: Sphaeroceridae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 5e. Royal Entomological Society of London, London, 175 pp.Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.{{ISBN|81-205-0080-6}} {{ISBN|81-205-0081-4}}

The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.